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de·throne

 (dē-thrōn′)
tr.v. de·throned, de·thron·ing, de·thrones
1. To remove from the throne; depose.
2. To remove from a prominent or powerful position.

de·throne′ment n.
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dethrone

(dɪˈθrəʊn)
vb
(tr) to remove from a throne or deprive of any high position or title; depose: the champion was dethroned by a young boxer.
deˈthronement n
deˈthroner n
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de•throne

(diˈθroʊn)

v.t. -throned, -thron•ing.
to remove from a throne or position of power or authority; depose.
[1600–10]
de•throne′ment, n.
de•thron′er, n.
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dethrone


Past participle: dethroned
Gerund: dethroning

Imperative
dethrone
dethrone
Present
I dethrone
you dethrone
he/she/it dethrones
we dethrone
you dethrone
they dethrone
Preterite
I dethroned
you dethroned
he/she/it dethroned
we dethroned
you dethroned
they dethroned
Present Continuous
I am dethroning
you are dethroning
he/she/it is dethroning
we are dethroning
you are dethroning
they are dethroning
Present Perfect
I have dethroned
you have dethroned
he/she/it has dethroned
we have dethroned
you have dethroned
they have dethroned
Past Continuous
I was dethroning
you were dethroning
he/she/it was dethroning
we were dethroning
you were dethroning
they were dethroning
Past Perfect
I had dethroned
you had dethroned
he/she/it had dethroned
we had dethroned
you had dethroned
they had dethroned
Future
I will dethrone
you will dethrone
he/she/it will dethrone
we will dethrone
you will dethrone
they will dethrone
Future Perfect
I will have dethroned
you will have dethroned
he/she/it will have dethroned
we will have dethroned
you will have dethroned
they will have dethroned
Future Continuous
I will be dethroning
you will be dethroning
he/she/it will be dethroning
we will be dethroning
you will be dethroning
they will be dethroning
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been dethroning
you have been dethroning
he/she/it has been dethroning
we have been dethroning
you have been dethroning
they have been dethroning
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been dethroning
you will have been dethroning
he/she/it will have been dethroning
we will have been dethroning
you will have been dethroning
they will have been dethroning
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been dethroning
you had been dethroning
he/she/it had been dethroning
we had been dethroning
you had been dethroning
they had been dethroning
Conditional
I would dethrone
you would dethrone
he/she/it would dethrone
we would dethrone
you would dethrone
they would dethrone
Past Conditional
I would have dethroned
you would have dethroned
he/she/it would have dethroned
we would have dethroned
you would have dethroned
they would have dethroned
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.dethrone - remove a monarch from the throne; "If the King does not abdicate, he will have to be dethroned"
disinvest, divest - deprive of status or authority; "he was divested of his rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their rights"
enthrone, throne - put a monarch on the throne; "The Queen was enthroned more than 50 years ago"
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dethrone

verb depose, overthrow, oust, displace, eject, usurp, unseat, supplant, uncrown The king was dethroned and went into exile.
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Translations
syöstä vallasta

dethrone

[diːˈθrəʊn] VTdestronar
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dethrone

vtentthronen
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dethrone

[diːˈθrəʊn] vtdetronizzare
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References in classic literature ?
Thus a general at the head of his army will endeavour to dethrone the monarch, as Cyrus did Astyages, despising both his manner of life and his forces; his forces for want of action, his life for its effeminacy: thus Suthes, the Thracian, who was general to Amadocus, conspired against him.
By day, one could admire the variety of its edifices, all sculptured in stone or wood, and already presenting complete specimens of the different domestic architectures of the Middle Ages, running back from the fifteenth to the eleventh century, from the casement which had begun to dethrone the arch, to the Roman semicircle, which had been supplanted by the ogive, and which still occupies, below it, the first story of that ancient house de la Tour Roland, at the corner of the Place upon the Seine, on the side of the street with the Tannerie.
We march to conquer the Emerald City -- to dethrone the Scarecrow King -- to acquire thousands of gorgeous gems -- to rifle the royal treasury -- and to obtain power over our former oppressors!"
To this Irene consented, but when his soldiers heard of it they were so angry that they formed a conspiracy to dethrone their ruler.
Later he might return to his own tribe and submit to the will of the hairy brute he had attempted to dethrone; but for the time being he dared not do so, since he had sought not only the crown but the wives, as well, of his lord and master.
It was irony of fate that joint opposition's move to dethrone Sanjrani was surprisingly defeated by government.
Senators of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and allied parties on Monday completed preparations to foil joint opposition's bid to dethrone Senate Chairman through no confidence motion.
ISLAMABAD -- Senators of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and allied parties on Monday have completed preparations to foil joint opposition's bid to dethrone Senate Chairman through no confidence motion.
Moreover, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday assured Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani of foiling no-confidence motion against him moved by the joint opposition to dethrone the chairman Lower House of the Parliament.
We have to work hard because other teams are also out to dethrone us,' de los Santos added.
During the campaign period, some people were saying that I would dethrone you if I was elected.
5 points out of a possible nine to dethrone Benjamin Magana.Going into the final round nine on Sunday, it was a three-horse race between Matthew Kanegeni, Victor Ngani and Ben Nguku, who all stood a chance to be crowned the national champion.